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How do you say "smoke detector" in Chinese?
烟雾探测器
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In Chinese, "smoke detector" is 烟雾探测器.
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Pronunciation
Say 'yen' (rising tone) then 'woo' (falling tone) then 'tahn' (falling tone) then 'tsuh' (falling tone) then 'chee' (high tone).
Writing and usage
Five characters. 烟 means smoke (ten strokes), 雾 means fog or mist (eight strokes), 探 means probe (eleven strokes), 测 means measure (nine strokes), 器 means apparatus (fifteen strokes).
Example sentence
天花板上有烟雾探测器。
There is a smoke detector on the ceiling.
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How to remember 烟雾探测器
Literally 'smoke-fog probe-measure apparatus'. It's a technical term that describes the device's function of detecting smoke.
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Questions about 烟雾探测器
How do you say "smoke detector" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "smoke detector" is 烟雾探测器. It is a noun.
How is 烟雾探测器 written in Chinese?
Five characters. 烟 means smoke (ten strokes), 雾 means fog or mist (eight strokes), 探 means probe (eleven strokes), 测 means measure (nine strokes), 器 means apparatus (fifteen strokes).
How is 烟雾探测器 used in a sentence?
Use 烟雾探测器 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 天花板上有烟雾探测器。 (There is a smoke detector on the ceiling.).
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"Smoke detector" in other languages
- Japanese 煙探知機 (kemuritanchiki)
- Korean 연기 감지기 (yeongi gamjigi)
- Spanish el detector de humo
- Spanish (Latin America) el detector de humo
- French le détecteur de fumée
- German der Rauchmelder
- Italian il rilevatore di fumo
- Russian детектор дыма (detektor dyma)
- Greek ο ανιχνευτής καπνού (o anihneftis kapnu)
- Arabic جهاز كشف دخان (gihaez kashaf dukhkhaen)
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